Using pseudoreceptor modelling, we have derived a three-dimensional binding-site model for the structurally uncharacterised sweet-taste receptor. The receptor model was derived based on 17 sweet compounds of the isovanillyl class (4-methoxy-3-hydroxybenzyl) as the training set and consists of nine key amino-acid residues embedded in a hydrophobic receptor cavity. The underlying technology (software PrGen) allows for a dynamical treatment of the ligand-receptor complex (ligand equilibration and Monte-Carlo scanning of receptor space) as well as for receptor-mediated Ligand alignment. Free energies of ligand binding are estimated based on ligand-receptor interactions, ligand desolvation energy,change of ligand internal energy and change of ligand entropy upon receptor binding.
A three-dimensional receptor model for isovanillic sweet derivatives / A. Bassoli, L. Merlini, G. Morini, A. Vedani. - In: JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-PERKIN TRANSACTIONS II. - ISSN 0300-9580. - :6(1998), pp. 1449-1454.
A three-dimensional receptor model for isovanillic sweet derivatives
A. BassoliPrimo
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1998
Abstract
Using pseudoreceptor modelling, we have derived a three-dimensional binding-site model for the structurally uncharacterised sweet-taste receptor. The receptor model was derived based on 17 sweet compounds of the isovanillyl class (4-methoxy-3-hydroxybenzyl) as the training set and consists of nine key amino-acid residues embedded in a hydrophobic receptor cavity. The underlying technology (software PrGen) allows for a dynamical treatment of the ligand-receptor complex (ligand equilibration and Monte-Carlo scanning of receptor space) as well as for receptor-mediated Ligand alignment. Free energies of ligand binding are estimated based on ligand-receptor interactions, ligand desolvation energy,change of ligand internal energy and change of ligand entropy upon receptor binding.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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